Wilson County Casa INC

Tax-deductible

Lebanon, TN501(c)(3)HousingEIN 62-1354029Revenue $326K in FY2025

On file with the IRSwilsoncountycasa.org111 Castle Heights Ave, 37087-3416 · Lebanon, TNTax-exempt since Apr 1994Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Legal advocacy for foster children

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $16K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$123K
to officers and key staff · 40% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 69% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 40% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $58K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$32K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$326K
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$305K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$326K
FY2025▲ +16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$262K
FY2022$378K
FY2023$301K
FY2024$281K
FY2025$326K
Expenses
$305K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$229K
FY2022$302K
FY2023$311K
FY2024$323K
FY2025$305K
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +370%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$249K
FY2022$324K
FY2023$306K
FY2024$266K
FY2025$1.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1994.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $214K Management & general 30% · $92K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

16 people listed on the 990; $123K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Former Executive Director
$77,250Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$45,600Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President Elect
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cathey Sweeney’s $77K as Former Executive Director is at the 69th percentile of top reported officer pay among 852 $100K–1M housing nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Cathey Sweeney$77,250$75,000$75,000$69,278
Michelle Swart$45,600———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Advocates for foster children's legal rights and well-being.

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1 program · $214K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The organization provides trained volunteers who advocate in court for the stability and healthy development of abused and neglected children. The volunteers are appointed by a judge and their role is to advocate for the best interests of those children they serve by interviewing the child and all individuals with information pertaining…

$214Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$58K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$326K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$275K
Investment incomeLn 3$52K
Money outPt IX
$305K
Ln 25
Programscol B$214K
Managementcol C$92K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$109K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$275K
Government grantsLn 1e$93K
Investment incomeLn 3$52K
Total revenueLn 12$326K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$85K
SavingsLn 2$24K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$109K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$103K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$165K$109K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$108K$103K
Total assetsLn 16$273K$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$32K
Net assetsLn 32$266K$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$73K$51K$22K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$154K$108K$46K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$12K$5K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$5K$2K$0
Office expensesLn 13$25K$17K$7K$0
Information technologyLn 14$3K$2K$909$0
OccupancyLn 16$5K$4K$2K$0
TravelLn 17$17$12$5$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$5K$2K$0
InterestLn 20$151$106$45$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$3K$1K$0
InsuranceLn 23$8K$6K$3K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$305K$214K$92K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $326K$305K$21K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $281K$323K−$41K$266K 990 PDF
FY2023 $301K$311K−$10K$306K 990 PDF
FY2022 $378K$302K$76K$324K 990 PDF
FY2021 $262K$229K$32K$249K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $326,286 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $266,121$274,628
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,687$51,658
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $13,671$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $281,479$326,286
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $264,192$244,548
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $58,401$60,593
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $322,593$305,141
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$41,114$21,145
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $326,286 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$92,623
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$182,005
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$274,628
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $51,658$51,658
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $51,658$326,286
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $305,141 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $50,954 · Management $21,838 · Fundraising $0$72,792
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $108,054 · Management $46,310 · Fundraising $0$154,364
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,174 · Management $5,218 · Fundraising $0$17,392
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,160 · Management $2,211 · Fundraising $0$7,371
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17,371 · Management $7,444 · Fundraising $0$24,815
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,121 · Management $909 · Fundraising $0$3,030
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,603 · Management $1,544 · Fundraising $0$5,147
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12 · Management $5 · Fundraising $0$17
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,721 · Management $2,023 · Fundraising $0$6,744
IX-20 InterestPrograms $106 · Management $45 · Fundraising $0$151
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,424 · Management $1,467 · Fundraising $0$4,891
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,899 · Management $2,528 · Fundraising $0$8,427
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $213,599 · Management $91,542 · Fundraising $0$305,141
Part X · Balance sheet $1,279,003 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $39,494$85,116
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $125,422$23,702
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$2,544
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $107,592$102,701
X-12 Other securities$1,064,940
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $272,508$1,279,003
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,957$8,207
X-19 Deferred revenue$23,450
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,957$31,657
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $265,551$286,696
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$960,650
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $265,551$1,247,346
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $272,508$1,279,003
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,247,346 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$326,286
XI-2 Total expenses$305,141
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$21,145
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$265,551
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$960,650
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,247,346

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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